Choose an image on the home page to begin your tour and select your destination from:

Rome

Florence

Venice

Siena

Capri

Sorrento

Lucca

Pisa

Or click the “Show all destinations” link under the images and visit the top places to go in Italy:

Lazio

Tuscany

Veneto

Campania

Sicily

Umbria

Emilia Romagna

Once a location has been selected, choose an image of a specific place to explore then use your mouse to navigate the beautiful 360° image of your selection. Most locations also include a brief history and interesting facts for that area. Use the upper menu and select “Photos & Maps” to find an interactive map and additional photos of the area or choose “Travel Guides” to find travel tips and food guide.

When you get to the site you’ll see an interactive timeline in the center of the homepage. Click on any block to sample what’s available here. Or use the extensive menu below the timeline to begin your exploration of the array of historical content.

You’ll even find links to living history museums, presidential libraries, and other historical websites.

Once your history thinking cap is fully loaded, take the quiz to find your History I.Q.

On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. In the words of then President Franklin Roosevelt, it was “a date that would live in infamy”. This website from the National Park Service and from their “Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans” collection, helps students examine the events and history of Pearl Harbor and the memorialized USS Arizona.

After reading the introduction, scroll down to the “Table of Contents” which provides a linked layout of the lesson plan. Use the links in the layout to work through the plan. Concepts covered include:

Setting the Stage: Historical Context – summary information about the purpose of the study

Locating the Site: Maps – Use the maps of Hawaii, Japan, the island of Oahu, and Pearl Harbor while working through the reading sections.

Determining the Facts: Readings – concise texts about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial

Determining the Facts: Charts – Use charts to answer questions.

Visual Evidence: Images – pictures that can be used with the lesson plan

Putting It All Together: Activities – four extension activities for better understanding

On every page there are thought-provoking questions to help students analyze the information presented. Select the “Supplementary Resources” link for additional sites for further study.

Take this “electronic classroom adventure” and discover the history of Jamestown, Virginia.

This website from the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and made possible by Dominion & Dominion Foundation and John and Dorothy Estes provides lesson plans, images, and videos regarding Jamestown.

Navigation of the site is a breeze. Use the sidebar menu in the image to select an option. When the new page opens, choose the desired plan, image topic or video. There are five lesson plans to choose from:

The People of Jamestown: The English – Role Play

The People of Jamestown: The Africans – Using the Five Themes of Geography

The People of Jamestown: The Powhatan Indians – Categorizing Information